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A handful of extraordinary young Chicago designers are emerging as the new architectural talents for an evolving Chicago. Darryl Crosby and Melinda Palmore who are friends and natives of Chicago began a 3D design studio in 1997, now they have a growing list of high-profile clients.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry had to form part of a continuous wall of government buildings along the national boulevard, and yet it had to have an importance of its own that is a ceremonial and stately appearance.

Valerie Dewalt Train Associates designed the Doblin Residence in Chicago, Illinois. The house is concealed by an industrial stainless-steel wall. A three-foot-wide door, contained within the exterior structure, provides entrance into a garden and the house.

Busby + Associates and architectsalliance developed the new Computer Science Building at York University as part of a joint venture. The facility is an example of institutional architecture that merges environmentally sustainable characteristics into an intelligent design.

Seven architecture teams proposed nine plans for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in New York City on December 18, 2002. The article discusses each of the plans in great detail.

Clients are beginning to turn to smaller, younger architecture firms because they bring a unique, fresh approach and will often give more attention to a project than larger firms. The Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design, for example, recently turned to younger firms for a recent renovation and intentionally did not invite firms with previous experience in museum design.

At a public meeting called 'Listening to the city,' six plans were unveiled for the site of the World Trade Center. Five of the six plans include residential developments.

MMBB Arquitectos is being recognized by Architectural Record for its design of the Dental Clinic in Orlandia, Brazil. The magazine is highlighting the top four specialty care facility designs. The article includes floor plans and attractive features that the clinic offers.

The Children's Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, was chosen as one of the best designs for a specialty health care facility. Stanley Beaman & Sears designed the facility combining nature and technology to create a playful environment while satisfying the needs of a level-one trauma facility.

Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum has designed the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Located near the Moscow river, the building cost about $240 million to build. A timeline of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia and the effort to get the embassy built is given.

Architectural firm Studio Gang/O'Donnell has gained a reputation as one of the most creative practices in Chicago, IL. It has sought to involve engineers and other professionals in the design process, and this collaboration has also extended to clients.

An overview is presented of the renovation work conducted on the Rakow Research Library in Corning, New York. Originally designed in 1960, the building is now the world's finest resource for the technology and history of glass,

An interview with the designer Bruce Mau is presented. He discusses his work in the publishing industry, his authorship of 'Life Style', the collaborative projects which he has undertaken with architects and urban planning.

A description is presented of the architectural design of the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY. The building was designed by Antoine Predock Architect as an object rather than background structure.

The offices of Grip Limited and Medium One Productions, media companies based in Toronto, were designed by architect Johnson Chou, who used a an inventive use of materials and exploration of transparency and illumination to achieve a distinct and sophisticated identity that is different for each of the companies. Both of the offices display a playful yet professional attitude with a stress on the creative aspect.

An insight into the upcoming cultural projects set to enliven Toronto's architecture which would make the city's newly restored appreciation for urban design the envy of any North American city is presented. Significant cultural and university projects, brought about by increased private and public funding and a stable economy like the addition to the Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Sharpe Center for Design are described.

When James Dayton was designing the Minnetonka Center of Arts he combines an industrial look with one that was more playful.

Issues are presented concerning the expansion of Disneyland and the partnership which has developed between the City of Anaheim and the Walt Disney Co. The evolution of Disney theme parks is discussed.

The La Crosse County Courthouse in La Crosse, WI is a 169,000-square-foot structure that has five courtrooms and a 172-bed capacity jail located in eight pods. It also has offices for the court staff, the clerk of courts, the district attorney, the sheriff's department and 911 emergency dispatch.

Lower Manhattan Development Corp., after rejecting the concept plans to rebuild the site of the World Trade Center, has opened up the process to architects, landscape architects and planners worldwide to offer credentials to study the site. Making the point that this is not a design competition, the LMDC wants to prompt creative concepts. Five teams will be selected.

Architects Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio question design conventions of physical space, objects, and place in their first museum exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The exhibition is entitled, 'Scanning: The Aberrant Architectures of Diller + Scofidio.'

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. chose Daniel Libeskind's design for the World Trade Center site on February 27, 2003. However, timetable and process issues still remain unclear.

The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. plans to select one of two plans for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site by early March 2003. The company has narrowed its decision down to plans by Studio Daniel Libeskind and the Think team.

The new Computer Science Building at York University in Toronto will be supplied with natural ventilation without air conditioning or heating for 55 percent of the year, according to its architects. The majority of the building's furnishings are protected with DesignTex fabric, which involves a a more productive dyeing process and decreased wastewater.

Over the past four years, Chicago has launched various energy programs under Mayor Richard M. Daley. The city has used money from a settlement with Commonwealth Edison to fund these environmental initiatives.

Many issues are under consideration in rebuilding the former World Trade Center site. Some groups believe that the site should be left empty as a memorial to those who perished, while others feel that new building development should be encouraged.

Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has been awarded the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is not widely known outside of Australia and focuses on environmentally conscious design. Murcutt also enjoys working with unusual building materials.

The influence of Western, commercial and capitalist influences on Moscow's architecture has become evident since the fall of Communism. A wide variety of new buildings are going up around Moscow thanks to new money in a number of sectors and a pro-development mayor.

The development of luxurious hotel and condo towers in North American cities, are discussed.

Lee Bey, who previously worked at the Chicago Sun Times as the architecture critic, counsels Mayor Richard M. Daley on Chicago's architecture and urban planning issues in his current position. He discusses his role in the redevelopment of Soldier Field and his influence on the mayor's planning and housing policies.

Miller/Hull Partnership has won the American Institute of Architects's 2003 Architecture Firm Award , which is the highest honor that the institute awards.

The construction industry's growth is likely to come to a halt in 2003. With growth at only 1% in 2002, it will likely decline 1% in 2003, according to Dodge.

Antoine Predock Architect won two competitions for US federal courthouses in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Describes the designs, accompanied by concept drawings, and the competitions.

Sasaki Associates (Watertown, Massachusetts) has won the grand prize in a competition for the design of the main 2008 Summer Olympics site in Beijin, China. It will provide urban design, landscape architecture, and transportation, traffic and utility planning services. Describes the plans, accompanied by a concept drawing, and the competition.

The Alliance for Downtown New York, and Community Board 1 are working to redevelop the East River shore of Lower Manhattan to add up to 35 acres of new open space and the possible addition of a Frank Gehry-designed museum. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, led by Marilyn Jordan Taylor is collaborating with Ken Greenberg of Greenberg Consultants (Toronto). Describes design ideas, accompanied by a map and concept drawings.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) (Chicago, Illinois) has significantly altered the design for Trump Tower Chicago to be more rounded, less bulky and 8 stories taller. The 86-story office and residential skyscraper will be the fourth-tallest building in Chicago, the second tallest including the broadcast antenna.

Four women's and children's hospitals were chosen as the best designed specialized health care facilities in the world. They includes hospitals in Augusta, Georgia; Puyallup, Washington; Furukawa, Japan; and Orlandia, Brazil.

London's Lord Norman Foster has unveiled plans for a multiphase expansion and renovation of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The museum will get a new glass-covered structure inserted within the length of the museum.